With Mommy expanding wide earlier this year, his thriller Tom at the Farm finally arriving in the United States this summer, and production wrapping on his Marion Cotillard-led drama, it’s already been quite a year for director Xavier Dolan. Capping things off, he’s delivered what will likely be his most-watched work yet with the music video for Adele‘s new single Hello.
Marking her first new music in three years — perhaps well-timed after wishing the Spectre theme song was more like her stellar Skyfall ballad — the Montreal-set music video is shot by Dolan regular André Turpin with a sepia tone. “It was incredible working with him,” Adele tells Beats1’s Zane Lowe (via The Verge). “I learned a lot and it made me want to be an actress. He had me crying and acting… and I’m really, really proud of it. It’s not like a groundbreaking video in terms of effects and dance moves, but it’s my best video and I’m so proud of it.”
Check out the music video below, which was the first to be shot with IMAX cameras:
Adele‘s new album 25 will be released on November 20th.